Tent



A. R. NELSON.

TENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY13, I920.

Patented Au 23, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A. R. NELSON.

TENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I3, 1920.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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ALBERT n. nnnson, or SHERIDAN, WYOMING.

TENT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented A11 23, 1921.

Application filed May 13, 1920. Serial No. 381,152.

To all w ham it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT R. NELSON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Sheridan, in the county ofSheridan and State of lVyoming, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tents; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to an improved tent and one object of theinvention is to provide a tent having a construction which will permitof its being folded and rolled into a small and compact mass forcarrying from one place to another and which includes supporting bows orarches formed of a plurality of. sections releasably connected and whenconnected held in tight engagement with the canvas so that the canvaswill be kept stretched. lVhen a tent is wet by rain and dries again thecanvas will expand and shrink thus making it ordinarily necessary toadjust the guy ropes of a tent after a rain. ll ith this constructionthe sections of the supporting bows will be yieldably held in tightengagement with the canvas tent by springs positioned in the couplingsof the sections and thus the shrinkage and expan sion of the canvaswill. be taken up.

Another object of the invention is to provide the canvas body of thetent with an improved ridge strip which will extend longitudinally ofthe ridge portion of the tent and not only cover the openings throughwhich the anchoring pins of the bows extend, but also provide a stripwhich will extend beyond the forward and rear ends of the tent forengagement by guy ropes serving to brace the tent against longitudinalmovement.

Another object of the invention is to provide the bows or arches withimproved ground engaging shoes which will serve to anchor the bows inthe ground and which may also serve as means for engaging loops carriedby the walls of the tent and thus serve as means to hold the walls ofthe tent against upward movement.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein 1-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tent provided with the improvedconstruction.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the tent.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of one of the supporting bows.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view showing one supporting bow partially inelevation and partially in section and the coupling sleeve for the uppersections of the bow in longitudinal section.

Fig. 5 is a view showing the upper and lower sections of one side of thebow in elevation and the coupling sleeve in section.

Fig; 6 is a perspective view of the coupling sleeve of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the coupling sleeve of Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of: the ground engaging shoe.

This tent is provided with a fabric body 1 which will be preferablyformed of canvas and will have the form of an arch or dome in crosssection, thus providing a tent having relatively high walls and a roofconstruction providing ample room in the tent. The ridge portion of thefabric body will be pro vided at points throughout its length withopenings reinforced as shown at 2 in Fig. 4 so that a centering pinhereinafter referred to may pass through the ridge portion of the tent.A strip 3 extends along the ridge portion of the tent with its endportions 4 extended and tapered as shown in Fig. 1 and provided witheyes 5 in whichv will be fastened the guy ropes 6 serving to brace thetent longitudinally and prevent collapsing of the tent. In addition toproviding a re inforcement for the tent, this ridge strip which may beformed of fabric or any other suitable material will extend over theopenings in the ridge portion of the tent and thus prevent leakagethrough these openings.

This fabric body is supported by arches or bows indicated in general. bythe numeral 7 the bows being positioned transversely of the tent and asuitable number being provided according to the size of the tent. Eachof these bows is formed as shown in Figs. 3 through 8 and is providedwith lower sections 8 and upper sections 9, the lower sections beingstraight and the upper sections curved as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Theupper sections fit into the end portions of the longitudinally curvedcoupling sleeve 10 and one of these sections is secured in the sleeve bybolts or other similar fasteners 11 which may be removed when desired.The second upper section carries springs 12 which are connected with theinner end of with a short pin orstud 18 which will pass the secondsection and engage the inner end of the first section so that thesprings will have a tendency to move the two sections 9 apart and thushold these sections in close engagement with the roof portion of thetent. The lower ends of these upper sections .9 slidably fit into thesleeves 13 secured upon the upper ends of the lower sections 8 by boltsor other similar fasteners 14 and these upper sections carry springs 15and assist in holding the sections 9 in close engagement with the roofportions of the tent. It will thus be seen that the upper sections willbe held in close engagement with the roof portion of the tent and the.wall portions ofthe tent thus stretched tight as well as the roofportion, the springs 15 tending to move the sections9 upwardly tostretch the walls of the tent and the springs 12 tending to spread thesections 9 apart and stretch the upper portion of the tent transversely.In order to anchor the bows in the ground each section 8 has beenprovided with a shoe 16 which is provided with a spike or groundentering pin 17. These ound as shown in F igs.2 and 3 and may e passedthrough the usual loops provided in the 'loweredge portions of a tentwall and will therefore serve as means for tying down the tent wallsaswell as means for anchoring the bows. It is desirable for the ridgeportion of the tent to be properly centered upon the supporting base andtherefore each of the coupling sleeves 10 has been provided through theopenings 2 and prevent the ridge portion of the tent from movingtransversely out'of proper engagement with the bows.

When in use the canvas body of the tent will be putin place wherethe'tent is to .be set up and the bows which are to be sitioned'at theforward and rear ends 0 the tent and which have previously been placedflat upon the ground under the lifted, thus raising the tent. Whenlifting tent will be the tent care should be taken to place the pins 18of the end post in the openings 2 at the ends of the tent thus properlycentering the tent upon the supporting base. The pins or spikes 17 willbe sunken into the ground and the guy ropes 6 connected with the pegs 19and stretched tight. The remaining bows or arches can be put in placebefore or after the stretching of the guy ropes and the tent will be setup and ready for use. The springs will hold the slidin section of thebows in tight engagement with the tent and the tent will thus beretained in a tightly stretched condition and leakage prevented. When itis desired to move the tent it is simply necessary to remove the bowsafter releasing the guy ropes and the bows can then be taken apart orrolled up inside the canvas body of the tent or rolled up in a separatebundle. It will thus be seen that the tent when not in use will occupy asmall amount of space and can be easil transported from one place toanother.

lVliat is claimed is:

1. A tent comprising a fabric body, supporting bows positioned in thebod with their ends engaging the ground and having their up er portionsrovided with studs passing t rough the b y, and a reinforcing stripextending longitudinally of the body at the ridge and having free endportions extending beyond and out of engagement with the forward andrear ends of the body for enga ement by guy ropes.

2. A sielter comprising a body and supporting arches forthe body eachformed of side members having upper and lower sections, sleeves slidablyand releasably connecting the members and sections thereof, andresilient means positio'nedin the sleeves between the sections to retainthe arches in tight engagement with the body.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ALBERT R. NELSON.

